pvonhellermannn,
@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green avatar

#ClimateDiary These are the kinds of calculations the poorest have to make in the #Heatwave

"If we are going to take a bath in the creek, we have to go far away from the camp," she said.

"It's not a walkable distance under this temperature. If we go by motorcycle, it's not worth it because of the cost of fuel. If we save money for fuel, we may as well use it to buy water."

#Myanmar

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/fuel-water-heatwave-myanmar-displaced-misery-4310706

jackofalltrades,
@jackofalltrades@mas.to avatar

@pvonhellermannn

This is grim.

Especially compared with calculations and choices I get to make in my daily life.

The following quote from the History of the Peloponnesian War (often quoted by Yanis Varoufakis) comes to mind:

"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must".

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